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Privatizing the polity /
"In Privatizing the Polity, Holona LeAnne Ochs examines the evolution of the governance of welfare programs across the United States. Throughout the political spectrum the trend in recent decades has been towards welfare privatization, shifting the boundaries of poverty governance from public t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2015]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- List of Tables and Figures; Tables; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Plan of the Book; Chapter 1: Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Chapter 2: The Evolution of Devolution; Chapter 3: The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Chapter 4: The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Chapter 5: Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Chapter 6: Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Conclusion; 1. Framing the Welfare Policy Process; Organizing the Welfare Literature throughout the Policy Process; Theoretical Approach.
- Poverty Governance According to Neoliberal PaternalismSocial Constructions in Welfare Reform; Devolution; Welfare Privatization; Methodological Approach; Analytical Strategies; 2. The Evolution of Devolution; Welfare Devolution; State Incentive Schemes; Assets and Eligibility; Family Policies; Employment Strategies; Sanctions; Diversion Programs; Assets for Independence; Child Support Enforcement; 3. The States of PRWORA-Related Welfare Programs; Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC); Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) and State Emergency Assistance.
- Food and Nutrition AssistanceHealthcare for Low and Middle Income Families; 4. The Privatization of Poverty Governance; Privatizing Welfare; Vouchers; Welfare Transfers to Private Companies; Contracting Out; Poverty Governance across States; Aligning the Workforce; The Logical Abacus of Welfare Governance; 5. Workfare Policies and the State of Self-Sufficiency; Factors Affecting Impoverishment; Implications & Recommendations; 6. Philanthrocapitalism: "New Markets" for Social Services; Social Entrepreneurship: Innovation in Poverty Governance; State Laws of Charitable Disposition.
- Opportunities and Challenges of Capitalism in the Public InterestConclusion; A Look at the State We're in; Recommendations for Further Inquiry; Appendix A; Appendix B; Appendix C; Conceptual Appendix; Notes; References; Index.